Data Strategy Lead

Job ID: 4125

Welcome to Group Technology, where we pride ourselves on engineering solutions and direct Nordea’s transformation by providing a holistic technological view and structured understanding of the bank, and its surrounding environment to enable the Customer Vision and the Business Strategy.

Why Nordea? We're not just a bank—we're a technology leader transforming finance responsibly and securely. Your work will directly impact millions of customers' daily lives, ensuring they can access our solutions anytime, anywhere, while protecting their data and financial well-being.

About our team and opportunity

We're seeking a collaborative professional to lead the data strategy for our AI Portfolio Delivery team at Nordea. You'll help design and derisk scalable AI solutions across multiple service areas and domains. 

The AI Portfolio Delivery team is results-driven, and deeply connected across Nordea's ecosystem. We transform ambitious AI visions into practical, impactful solutions by working closely with every part of the organization. Our trusted reputation and extensive network enable us to execute complex AI use cases successfully.

Career Growth: This role offers embedded partnership opportunities with business areas, providing pathways for future career development and potential transitions into business teams where your AI expertise will be highly valued.

What you'll be doing

Main responsibilities in this role include, but are not limited to:

• Identify and catalog relevant data sources to enable critical AI programs across Nordea
• Build strategic partnerships with stakeholders across service areas, business units, technology, product, and data teams
• Collaborate closely with technology, data, and AI teams to create comprehensive data quality, lineage, sufficiency, and suitability profiles
• Proactively derisk major AI programs by addressing data dependencies and quality issues
• Ensure compliance with data regulations through pragmatic, commercially-focused approaches alongside compliance and risk stakeholders

Who you are

You'll thrive in this role if you're excited to design AI solutions that solve real-world problems and drive meaningful change. You bring a growth mindset, collaborative problem-solving skills and strong communication abilities. 

Your background and skills include:

• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering Physics, Data Science, Statistics, or equivalent practical experience
• Strong foundation in data and software fundamentals with proficiency in data and AI frameworks (lineage, drift, data ontologies)
• Basic understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), particularly AI/ML and data services
• Excellent knowledge of financial data ecosystems, including experience with data vendors such as Dun & Bradstreet, BBG, and alternative data sources
• Proven experience leading cross-functional collaboration with data scientists, software engineers, and product teams and ability to translate complex business requirements into practical solutions
• Strong influencing skills and ability to drive results without direct authority
• Significant background in regulated industries (financial services, healthcare, or government)

It would be ideal if you also: 

• Deep interest in or experience with Generative AI and Machine Learning technologies 
• Experience in agile environments or tech-driven transformation projects
• Knowledge of agent testing methodologies, performance monitoring, and maintaining agent reliability in production environments

We encourage applications from candidates who are passionate about AI and meet most of these criteria. We value diverse perspectives and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. 

What we offer

Collaboration. Ownership. Passion. Courage. These are the values that guide us in how we work and how we make decisions – and that we imagine you share with us.

People are driven by many different factors. For some, it’s to take their career to the next level. For others, it’s to break new ground within their area of expertise – in other words, with us, you will always move forward.

A culture that fosters performance and growth in one of the largest Nordic banks, offering various opportunities to evolve, develop and learn from brilliant colleagues with diverse backgrounds in a vibrant working environment.

Hybrid working model – we believe in the value of bringing people together and at the same time we embrace the freedom of flexibility.

Diversity and inclusion are a natural part of our daily work. We know that an inclusive workplace is a sustainable one. We genuinely believe that our diverse backgrounds, experiences, characteristics and traits make us stronger together. Every day we strive to find new ways to improve diversity and inclusion within our community e.g. we have signed the European Diversity Charters in the countries where we operate to show our commitment and engage with others to continue learning and improving.

If this sounds like you, get in touch!

Next steps

We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible, but no later than  27/04/2026. For more information, you’re welcome to contact Head of AI Delivery, Ganesh Chandrasekar at ganesh.chandrasekar@nordea.com and if you have any questions about our recruitment process please reach out to Senior Leadership recruiter Chhavi Palta at chhavi.palta@nordea.com. Please apply through our official application portal only. 

Important: Applications or CVs sent by email, direct messages, or any other channel will not be considered.

We enable dreams and aspirations for a greater good.

We build relationships. We add a personal touch to everything we do – when advising our customers, collaborating with colleagues, and meeting our potential candidates.

We learn and develop. We take pride in being experts and thinking ahead. We use our expertise to meet our customers’ needs, from the simplest to the most complex. We bring a growth mindset to our work that enables us to focus on a broader perspective in our daily challenges.

We lead change. We are responsible and aware of the impact of our decisions, both for our customers and for our local and global communities. Mindful of our responsibility towards current and future generations, we have made sustainability an integrated part of our business strategy.

We are Nordea. We have a 200-year history of supporting and growing the Nordic economies and our values are deeply rooted in these open, progressive and collaborative societies. As one of the biggest employers in the Nordics, Poland and Estonia, you have excellent opportunities to evolve, develop and move forward with us.

Studies show that members of underrepresented communities don’t apply for jobs unless they tick all the qualification boxes. If this is part of why you hesitate to apply, we would like you to reconsider and give it a chance. Maybe your profile fits our needs much better than you think.

Only for candidates in Finland: A security clearance will be performed for the person selected for this position.